Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria and anaemia control in Tanzanian infants; the development and implementation of a public health strategy

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-86

  Manzi, Fatuma ^a   Schellenberg, Joanna ^a,b   Hamis, Yuna ^a   Mushi, Adiel K ^a   Shirima, Kizito ^a   Mwita, Alex ^c   Simba, Azma ^c   Rusibamayila, Neema ^c   Kitambi, Mary ^c   Tanner, Marcel ^d   Alonso, Pedro ^e   Mshinda, Hassan ^a   Schellenberg, David ^a,b  

^a IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^d SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^e INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Child health; Expanded Programme on Immunization; Health system; Intermittent preventive treatment in infants; Malaria; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

FANSIDAR;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MALARIA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STAFF TRAINING; TANZANIA;

ANEMIA; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALARIA VACCINES; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE; TANZANIA; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 56949098149     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.08.014     Document Type: Article

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